Drink to me, drink to my health...

So, you're saying that the voters are against the people? That's a rather odd statement. I mean, considering how they constantly reelect the politicians to their post, how can that be? Do the voters hate themselves so much as to desire this kind of punishment? What's the deal?

Unfortunately, the [elected] clowns who make up government are keen to give them even more powers with even less oversight

I think we all know what the real solution is.

Fanatic is what fanatic does

How the TSA will feel about it remains to be seen.

If they work, they'll be banned, if not, they will sell them at the TSA's airport duty free souvenir shop.

Let's try the same gag in the Sahara..

Remote code execution via SMS - ye gods.

By itself, it's bad enough, but how it got past 'the crowd' is the issue to study.

Well what do you expect when it doesn't even arouse the feeblest of resistance? In fact it is rewarded. The lone simple fact is that people are okay with it.

...well, I'm over 50 and have no hope left for us, as a species.

BAH! You kids know nothing. We're at the top of our game, and getting better! Get the fuck off my lawn!

You have no idea what you are talking about. The NSA is functioning completely within its normal parameters. The people have determined that the only rogue was Snowden.

:-) I still give pudge points on style. But I have to admit I admire a guy who sticks to his story no matter what, like this one here. He is Bill O'Reilly. I mean, what the hell, it works! Our entire system rewards this shit. That's why they (O'Reilly, Limbaugh, whoever) make the big bucks. It is a winning formula

Anyway, I figure any time I bump into this prohibitionist bullshit, I'll have something to say about it, regardless the effect. It is just one of those evils no one should ever tolerate, no matter where it comes from. The worst part is that I naively expected better from my generation and since. Maybe now though, it looks like we have a chance to kill the beast in the parts of the world that want to call itself civilized. Gotta keep pushing against the devil.

*pro-pot propaganda* is proof enough of what you are...